10 TIPS: TAKING CARE OF WINTER SKIN

A slight departure for me this week from health, fitness and exercise into the world of beauty!  
Most of us are well aware of the damage sun can do and the need to take extra care in the summer.  I don’t know about you, but this cold, snowy, wet winter has played havoc with my skin.  Here are [...]

SOYA BEANS: GOOD OR BAD?

Soya beans are a species of legume native to Eastern Asia.  The Chinese cultivated them initially to use as manure, but Soya has been used as a food for some 4,000 years.  It is generally considered to be a complete source of protein, i.e., it contains significant amounts of all the essential amino acids (the [...]

WATER RETENTION & REMEDIES

Do you have 3 or more of the following symptoms?

Puffiness of the face, eyelids, tummy, ankles or shins?
Is there decreased flexibility in your hands and fingers?
Are your shoes tight, especially towards the end of the day?
Are your rings or watch tight some days?
Is there indentation on your legs from your socks or boots?
Does your weight [...]

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS: 10 STEPS TO SUCCESS

It’s that time of year when we all make New Year’s resolutions and have the greatest intention of succeeding.  However, research has shown that 9 out of 10 will fail.  Here are 10 tips that will help make this year different to all the others:-

Be realistic:  Set goals you know you have a good chance [...]

CALORIE RESTRICTION: GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH?

By restricting your intake of calories, it may be possible to improve your health and live longer.  The people of Okinawa practice calorie restriction (CR) and are amongst the longest living people in the world.  We’re not talking starvation diets here, but a healthy, nutritious diet, low in calories.
Back in the 1930’s, researchers found that [...]

THE PROBLEM WITH OBESITY

Most of us are concerned about our weight from time to time, especially after Christmas or holidays when we may have over-indulged and taken very little exercise.  This is perfectly normal: I doubt that there are many people whose weight doesn’t fluctuate by some degree.
For some people though, it is much more of a problem.  [...]

BOOST YOUR METABOLISM

So you are exercising and following a reasonably healthy diet, but your whole digestive system seems to be sluggish.  Your weight seems to have reached a plateau or for those not particularly looking to lose weight, you may have put on a kilo or two.  Assuming you are otherwise in good health – no thyroid [...]

HOW TO BURN CALORIES AND LOSE WEIGHT

Beware of very low calorie diets: they will slow the metabolism long term and although you can lose a lot of weight quickly, most are not the kind of regime you can stay on long term.  As soon as you come off the diet and eat normally, you will start to gain weight again.  You [...]

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)

What is it? 
IBS  is a disorder of the gut (from the mouth to the anus) whereby the structure of the gut looks normal, but there is a functional problem. 
What are the symptoms?

Pain and discomfort in the abdomen which comes and goes and varies in length and severity from bout to bout and person to person.  [...]

BACK PROBLEMS: THE STATISTICS

Did you know that 90% of us will suffer from back problems at some point in our lives?
60% will be sub-acute or chronic and at least half of these cases will be caused by poor posture. The effects of these alarming statistics are far-reaching as the following facts show:-

11 million working days are lost each [...]

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